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Subject: Re: Libel threat arising from Amazon book review Posted on: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 00:21:31 +0100

On Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:34:59 +0100, Cynic
wrote:

>On 8 Apr 2007 10:24:26 -0700, mlv@mlvpost.com wrote:
>
>>> You called him a fraud; his case would be anything but vexatious.
>>
>>To sue for name calling is puerile. What next? Kids suing other kids
>>for name calling in the playground? Please!
>
>I see your problem. You do not understand the difference between
>name-calling and an accusation.
>
>If I were to tell your wife that I thought you were a fat bald idiot,
>it would be merely an insult (name-calling).
>
>If I were to tell your wife that I thought you were an adulterer or a
>thief or a fraudster, it would be an accusation that you had
>deliberately done somerthing wrong.

I think not. It would merely be you telling her your thoughts. Not
telling her what he done.
pete
www.suffolkrightsofway.co.uk
www.ipswichwaterfrontaccess.co.uk